FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Impact of pain misunderstood by public, survey shows SALT LAKE CITY – Over 70 percent of pain patients feel that people do not believe their pain, according to results from an end-of-year survey issued by the National Fibromyalgia & Chronic...

Published by Pain News Network Next month will mark the one year anniversary of opioid guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – guidelines that discourage primary care physicians from prescribing opioids for chronic non-cancer pain. At...

by Lynn Webster, MD Most of us react the same way when we see a child with a skinned knee: we provide first aid and comfort and do so quickly. That’s easy. But when a child has serious pain, and can’t express it, we’re not sure how to help. Inevitably, we feel...

Vision: Conquering IC. Changing lives. Mission: To obtain early diagnosis and optimal care with dignity for people affected by interstitial cystitis (IC). The Interstitial Cystitis Association (ICA) is dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare and lives of...